1161 Heron Rd | 50 m | 2 x 16 fl | Completed

[rocketphish]

The proposed development will create a 343 unit residential complex with two high-rise (up to 16 storeys) towers on separate 6 storey terraced podiums with underground parking and limited surface parking primarily at the building entrances. The complex will feature green roofs on the top of the first, fourth and sixth levels. The former railway right of way will be developed as recreational open space with an extension of the north-south multi-use pathway as currently planned by the City of Ottawa.

The complex will be served by a three level underground parking structure with a centralized access point serving both buildings. Total vehicle parking on the site will be 411 spaces. The first level will have 90 visitor spaces along with 341 lockers and 314 bicycle spaces. In addition, a portion of this level will house amenity spaces including a pool, fitness room and common room along the western side. The second and third levels of the garage will have a controlled access and provide 313 resident spaces. There will also be 8 spaces at grade located near the building entrances.

The proposed development is intended to provide rental accommodation in the form of apartment units on the third to sixth level of the podium and in the tower portions of the complex. In addition, two storey ‘townhouse style’ units will be available in the first two floors of the podium. The preliminary unit mix is proposed to be 24 one bedroom apartment units; 306 two bedroom apartment units; 6 two bedroom ‘townhouse style’ units; and 7 three bedroom ‘townhouse style’ units. The unit mix may vary as the architectural design is refined through the approval process.

The site is currently vacant and includes a former rail right-of-way along the western site boundary. The site has a frontage of approximately 93 metres along Heron Road (including the former rail right-of-way) and 83 metres along Cecil Avenue. It has a lot area of approximately 1.2 hectares (3.05 acres).


Development application:
http://app01.ottawa.ca/postingplans/...appId=__0APV1A

Streetview:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.37846...7i13312!8i6656

Aerial:




Renderings:

[sestafanos]

Meh. Boring area. Boring building. Not much here.

[passwordisnt123]

It's not that bad. It's tough to be too hard on a developer wanting to build something on Heron Road. I think the fact that anybody's even proposing something there other than townhouses should be treated positively.

There are too many parking spaces, in my opinion and a few other things to quibble over but the development is a 15 minute walk to the Confederation Heights O-Train station which would make it appealing to both public servants and Carleton students.

[TransitZilla]

Looks decent. A good shot of investment into a corner of town that needs it, IMHO.

It's nice to see the allowance for the MUP in the rail corridor. Unfortunately I'm not sure how they will extend this north to Bank Street as envisioned in the CDP, since both Blue Heron Mall and the new plaza to the north encroach onto it.

This stretch of Heron is where the feds are proving $ to install cycle tracks but they are not shown in the roadway modification plan. I assume it will be updated.

[Ottawa Champ]

I passed by the site the other day wondering if there would be any development in the works and here it is. The amount of parking spaces does seem excessive but at least the building is mostly two bedroom units. Like mentioned by a previous poster this is good considering it is Heron Road. The area is slowly transforming, with a couple of small developments closer to the southeast corner of Bank and Heron currently underway as well.

Does anyone have any updates on the status of the empty lot on Bank Street next to Hometown? I believe it was approved as a 5-6 storey condo building a few years back.

[OTSkyline]

Not bad actually.. I like the different use of materials and the variations in building heights - creates a bit of interest rather than something like 3 identical 12fl towers one next to each other.

It's good especially for that shabby part of town.

A bit sad that it isn't closer to transit though... Yes it's only about 15 minute walk form Confed station, but that 1.5km walk in the dead of February would be brutal...

[TheGoods]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Not bad actually.. I like the different use of materials and the variations in building heights - creates a bit of interest rather than something like 3 identical 12fl towers one next to each other.

It's good especially for that shabby part of town.

A bit sad that it isn't closer to transit though... Yes it's only about 15 minute walk form Confed station, but that 1.5km walk in the dead of February would be brutal...

You are less than 10 minutes or less than 1km away from the Heron Transitway station, that is really good!

[unleashedlive]

Originally Posted by Ottawa Champ

Does anyone have any updates on the status of the empty lot on Bank Street next to Hometown? I believe it was approved as a 5-6 storey condo building a few years back.

The sign went down a while back and nothing else has gone up since.

There are 2 new smaller 3-4 storey developments (offices) going in along Bank just south of Heron so the area is seeing some new development which is good. I live right near there and everything is so dated.

[movebyleap]

Nothing special.

[On Edge]

So the sign is gone and this is dead?

[waterloowarrior]

there are some revised plans posted on the Devapps site from June 2017

[On Edge]

Construction is underway at the site.

[Multi-modal]

They have started driving sheet piles on-site:

[Multi-modal]

Also, here's a photo of the progress at 1625 & 1629 Bank Street, as well as 1637 Bank Street. I couldn't find a thread for these two developments, but I also don't think they really deserve a thread of their own at this point.

[TransitZilla]

There is a noticed posted for roadway modifications associated with this development on the city website:

https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/accou...-modifications

Heron Road, West of Bank Street; Cecil Avenue, West of Bank Street

Concrete sidewalk on the south side of Cecil Avenue
Minor road widening on Cecil Avenue
One garbage room access and one full movement access on Cecil Avenue
North leg of the signalized Heron Road and Canadian Tire access intersection for future development
Removal of a right-turn channel on Canadian Tire access at Heron Road
Protected intersection at Heron Road and Canadian Tire access/ future development access
Eastbound left-turn lane on Heron Road at the proposed site access
Modification to existing median on Heron Road

For more information, please contact:

Neeti Paudel (link sends e-mail)

Transportation Services Department

Tel: 613-580-2424, extension 22284

Any person who wishes to raise objections to the modifications must contact the City Clerk, in writing, at the address below by May 11, 2018.

Originally Posted by Multi-modal

Also, here's a photo of the progress at 1625 & 1629 Bank Street, as well as 1637 Bank Street. I couldn't find a thread for these two developments, but I also don't think they really deserve a thread of their own at this point.

I have passed by the building at 1625 Bank and I noticed at the ground floor is a sporting goods store, but I never realized that the 2nd floor is actually an indoor soccer training facility:

https://comeplaysoccer.com/

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by bradnixon

I have passed by the building at 1625 Bank and I noticed at the ground floor is a sporting goods store, but I never realized that the 2nd floor is actually an indoor soccer training facility:

https://comeplaysoccer.com/

Looks like the Di Salvo's across the street moved to the ground floor and they have created a 2nd floor space for indoor soccer training, mainly aimed at younger age groups.

The building to the south is/was to be built as medical space I believe and it has quite a drop from east to west on that lot.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

But that's where you can cheaply put a 'subway' right of way along an old railway line.

God, i hate the lack of foresight in this city.

[Multi-modal]

Originally Posted by Jamaican-Phoenix

But that's where you can cheaply put a 'subway' right of way along an old railway line.

God, i hate the lack of foresight in this city.

What? The ROW was sold 20 years ago and the City didn't buy it, but since the 2013 Bank Street CDP the City has been trying to retain the corridor through dev. apps for a linear park. The Blue Heron Mall and plaza across from Randall Avenue were built or approved before the CDP, which is unfortunate. But 1161 Heron Road is not building on that corridor.

Now, we can argue how easy it is to turn a linear park into a rail corridor, but they ARE actively trying to preserve the corridor.

[JHikka]

Lots of activity on site today.

[Davis137]

I think it's cool that some other mid-to-high rise projects are on the go for this area. There hasn't been anything added to the skyline in that area of the city for some time, other than the Condo's behind the Courtyard Marriot Residences on Walkley beside the O-train and transitway. If these do in fact go up, I might be able to see them in the distance from the back of my house.